On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 10 .714 --
Indians 23 15 .605 3.5
Tigers 23 19 .548 5.5
Red Sox 18 18 .500 7.5
Browns 18 22 .450 9.5
Senators 16 21 .432 10.0
Athletics 17 25 .405 11.5
White Sox 14 24 .368 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 11 .711 --
Braves 23 17 .575 5.0
Cardinals 21 17 .553 6.0
Reds 18 19 .486 8.5
Pirates 19 21 .475 9.0
Giants 18 22 .450 10.0
Cubs 17 22 .436 10.5
Phillies 13 27 .325 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Kennedy 3
1 Eddie Miller 3
1 Terry Moore 3
1 Jack Wallaesa 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Jake Early 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 2
1 Les Fleming 2
1 Tommy Henrich 2
1 Charlie Keller 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Miller 2
2 Nanny Fernandez 1
2 Pinky Higgins 1
2 Don Kolloway 1
2 Dee Miles 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Atley Donald 0.86
1 Al Javery 0.86
3 Mel Harder 0.40
4 Vern Olsen 0.38
5 Eddie Smith 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Benton 1
1 Atley Donald 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Al Javery 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Atley Donald 6
1 Al Javery 6
3 Vern Olsen 5
4 Mel Harder 4
4 Dave Koslo 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .391
2 Joe Gordon .390
3 Stan Spence .367
4 Les Fleming .341
5 Pete Reiser .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 12
2 Rudy York 9
3 Dolph Camilli 8
3 Joe DiMaggio 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 43
2 Bobby Doerr 34
3 Johnny Mize 32
3 Rudy York 32
5 Bob Johnson 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 8
1 Joe Kuhel 8
1 Eddie Miller 8
4 Nanny Fernandez 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tiny Bonham 0.85
2 Johnny Allen 1.35
3 Mort Cooper 1.61
4 Jim Bagby 1.78
5 Tommy Bridges 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 6
1 Jim Bagby 6
1 Tiny Bonham 6
1 Curt Davis 6
1 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mort Cooper 43
2 Johnny Vander Meer 42
3 Phil Marchildon 40
4 Johnny Rigney 34
5 Ray Starr 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 5
2 Hal Newhouser 3
2 Johnny Sain 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .465
2 Ray Lamanno .389
3 Bobby Doerr .380
4 Lonny Frey .378
4 Tommy Holmes .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Ted Williams 5
3 Bill Nicholson 4
3 Jim Tobin 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 17
2 Ted Williams 16
3 Joe Medwick 14
3 Johnny Mize 14
5 Bill Nicholson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonny Frey 4
1 Lennie Merullo 4
1 Pee Wee Reese 4
4 Luke Appling 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Curt Davis 0.33
3 Johnny Niggeling 0.47
4 Tiny Bonham 0.50
4 Spud Chandler 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Curt Davis 3
1 Sid Hudson 3
1 Claude Passeau 3
4 Elden Auker 2
4 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Newhouser 18
2 Phil Marchildon 16
2 Johnny Vander Meer 16
4 Mort Cooper 14
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 2
1 Johnny Sain 2
3 Ace Adams 1
3 Johnny Beazley 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Doerr .392
2 Pete Reiser .376
3 Stan Spence .365
4 Joe Gordon .363
5 Lou Boudreau .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 10
2 Dolph Camilli 6
2 Joe DiMaggio 6
2 Frank McCormick 6
2 Rudy York 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 31
2 Bobby Doerr 30
3 Ken Keltner 24
4 Johnny Mize 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 6
1 Pete Reiser 6
3 George Case 5
3 Lonny Frey 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 0.00
2 Tiny Bonham 0.25
3 Atley Donald 1.33
4 Mort Cooper 1.37
5 Tommy Bridges 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elden Auker 5
2 Tiny Bonham 4
2 Tommy Bridges 4
2 Curt Davis 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 31
2 Mort Cooper 30
2 Phil Marchildon 30
4 Hal Newhouser 27
5 Johnny Niggeling 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 3
2 Johnny Murphy 2
2 Hal Newhouser 2
2 Johnny Sain 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .381
2 Joe DiMaggio .346
3 Pete Reiser .339
4 Jeff Heath .329
5 Joe Medwick .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 44
2 Dolph Camilli 33
3 Joe DiMaggio 32
4 Tommy Henrich 31
5 Charlie Keller 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 140
2 Joe DiMaggio 124
3 Dolph Camilli 119
4 Bob Johnson 115
5 Jeff Heath 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 36
2 Joe Kuhel 25
3 Danny Murtaugh 22
4 Jeff Heath 21
5 Mike Kreevich 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Thornton Lee 2.28
2 Whit Wyatt 2.33
3 Charlie Wagner 2.40
4 Curt Davis 2.42
5 Spud Chandler 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kirby Higbe 20
1 Dick Newsome 20
3 Elden Auker 18
3 Max Butcher 18
3 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 190
2 Bob Feller 184
3 Bobo Newsom 158
4 Whit Wyatt 153
5 Ernie White 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 15
2 Hugh Casey 12
3 Bill Crouch 7
4 Mike Ryba 6
5 3 tied 5